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The Importance of Merit in Achieving Success
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The Importance of Merit in Achieving Success
…tried to establish one but she found it too difficult. When I set about my task, I thought of my merits. When I meditated, I called upon my merits to come help me. And I finally succeeded through the sup…
…Luang Por Wat Paknam, the author reflects on the careful planning and meditation required to invoke merits. Through personal anecdotes, the author emphasizes the role of merit in leading a fulfilling life a…
Guided Meditation: Calling Upon Your Merit
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Guided Meditation: Calling Upon Your Merit
GUIDED MEDITATION 135 CALLING UPON YOUR MERIT Keep your mind still. Reflect on all the merits that you have accumulated throughout your countless past lifetimes all the way to the present lifet…
This guided meditation encourages individuals to reflect on the merits accumulated throughout past and present lifetimes. By maintaining a still mind, one can connect to …
Teaching Values and Virtues to Children
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Teaching Values and Virtues to Children
…hild and vice-versa. It is like a puzzle that fits perfectly with its adjoining pieces, arranged by merits. When a child is born full of merits, he will be blessed with all the good qualities of fortunate e…
บทความนี้เน้นถึงความสำคัญของการสอนเด็กเกี่ยวกับค่านิยมและธรรมะของพระพุทธเจ้า โดยผู้ปกครองมีบทบาทสำคัญในการเป็นแบบอย่างที่ดีให้แก่ลูก หากผู้ปกครองมีความรู้ความเข้าใจในคำสอน จะสามารถถ่ายทอดความรู้ที่ถูก
The Importance of Merit in Life
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The Importance of Merit in Life
Merits are the fruits of good deeds. Good deeds performed through generosity, morality and mental cultivat…
Merits are the positive outcomes of good deeds, which include generosity, morality, and mental cultivation…
Unbreakable Bonds: The Eternal Connection of Family
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Unbreakable Bonds: The Eternal Connection of Family
… cannot yet be like Lord Buddha, we can repay our deceased parents in other ways. We learn that the merits we accrued can be dedicated or transmitted to the deceased and improve their spiritual conditions i…
…hamaya, by uplifting her spiritual condition. We, too, can repay our deceased parents by dedicating merits to them. A loving bond transcends death, as good Kamma can provide spiritual support to the departe…
The Final Moments: Caring for Patients' Mindfulness
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The Final Moments: Caring for Patients' Mindfulness
…hing that might disturb them. 2) Bring their mind to a state of happiness by reminding them of the merits they made. Talk about the meritorious deeds that the patient performed, such as ordaining as a monk…
…'s role in providing emotional support and encouraging positive thoughts by recalling the patient's merits and encouraging acts of generosity and mindfulness practices. By fostering a peaceful and virtuous …
Caring for Patients: The Importance of a Clear Mind in Final Moments
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Caring for Patients: The Importance of a Clear Mind in Final Moments
…thing that might disturb them. 2) Bring their mind to a state of happiness by reminding them of the merits they made. Talk about the meritorious deeds that the patient performed, such as ordaining as a monk…
…fe. Caregivers play a crucial role by preventing worry, fostering happiness through reminiscence of merits, encouraging new meritorious actions, promoting adherence to the 5 Precepts, and facilitating medit…
The Correct Way to Gain Merits
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The Correct Way to Gain Merits
In the chapter, "The Correct Way to Gain Merits" from the book Good Question, Good Answer by Venerable Phrarajabhavanaviriyakhun, the issue of meri…
ในบทนี้พูดถึงวิธีที่ถูกต้องในการสร้างบุญตามคำสอนของพระพุทธเจ้า ได้แก่ ความมีน้ำใจในการให้ การปฏิบัติตามศีล และการทำสมาธิ การให้มีความจำเป็นต้องมาจากความตั้งใจที่บริสุทธิ์ การปฏิบัติตามศีลควรเริ่มจากกา
Merit and the Journey of Good Deeds
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Merit and the Journey of Good Deeds
67. ONE DROP AT A TIME FILLS UP A JAR Together, each tiny drop of water can fill up a big jar. Likewise, each act of good deed will fill up your "jar" of virtue. But with no good deed done at all, you
…ent good deeds as a means of filling one's 'jar' of virtue. It highlights that personal efforts and merits shape one's fate, advocating for the pursuit of merit as a pathway to success. The insights undersc…
Understanding Mundane and Transcendental Merit
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Understanding Mundane and Transcendental Merit
92. ACQUIRE BOTH MUNDANE & TRANSCENDENTAL MERITS Addressing someone who wanted only to meditate and not participate in any mundane chores: I acquire…
The text discusses the balance between mundane and transcendental merits in personal growth and meditation practice. Mundane merit is achieved through good deeds which cont…
Chand's Journey to the Afterlife and Meditation Mastery
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Chand's Journey to the Afterlife and Meditation Mastery
…giveness, which he granted. And through the power of the Dhammakaya, Chand helped him to recall the merits from his good deeds in earlier lifetimes so these merits could relieve him from this retribution. H…
…ption from hell. Utilizing her Dhammakaya Body, she communicates with him and helps recall his past merits, which frees him from suffering. Driven by her spiritual calling, Chand eventually becomes a nun un…
The Virtue of Abounding: Chalaṅgādāna Sutta
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The Virtue of Abounding: Chalaṅgādāna Sutta
24 The Virtue of Abounding 5. Chalaṅgādāna Sutta Bhikkhus, it is not easy to account for the merits of a gift endowed with these six factors as, it is a yield of merit, a yield of good, a bringer of …
…cores the significance of gifts endowed with six essential factors, highlighting their immeasurable merits. The passage illustrates how such gifts yield goodness and contribute to an abundance of pleasantne…
Understanding Reproductive Kamma
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Understanding Reproductive Kamma
…ld or a final idea or mind that is attached to is called reproductive kamma. If one has an idea on merits when one is departing this earth; this is called reproductive acts. One calls to mind the merits a…
…nal thoughts and mental conditions one experiences before departing this world. A positive focus on merits and virtues leads to a better state of mind and body, while negative thoughts correlate with a stro…
The Importance of Spiritual Wealth and Charitable Giving
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The Importance of Spiritual Wealth and Charitable Giving
…ill be left behind. The only possession we can take with us is our spiritual wealth, in the form of merits. Merits stay with us for many lifetimes. Our life in this world is very short indeed, but our life …
…ns we have accumulated, we can only take our spiritual wealth with us. This wealth is built through merits which last through many lifetimes. In this brief discussion, we learn that life is short while exis…
Helping a Parent Overcome Alcoholism
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Helping a Parent Overcome Alcoholism
… old. I wanted him to chant, meditate and purify his mind, and I hoped that he would accrue as many merits as he could during the latter part of his life, so that he could take those merits with him to his …
…author reflects on their father's battle with alcoholism as he aged. Wanting to help him accumulate merits in his later years, the author faced the challenge of persuading him to quit drinking. Using patien…
The Teachings of the Lord Buddha on Life and Rebirth
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The Teachings of the Lord Buddha on Life and Rebirth
…ulating good deeds. Purify your minds as much and as consistently as possible in this lifetime. The merits that we accrue from our good deeds will lead us to be reborn with a healthy physical form, wealth a…
…tion to ensure a joyful family. The cycle of birth and rebirth encourages the focus on accumulating merits.
Ordaining for One's Parents Brings Merit
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Ordaining for One's Parents Brings Merit
informed of right and wrong. In elevating their moral standards, they will gain more merits. And finally, while at the temple, they will see that other people are observing the precepts and p…
การบวชเพื่อพ่อแม่ไม่เพียงแต่เพิ่มคุณงามความดีให้กับตนเอง แต่ยังส่งผลให้พ่อแม่ได้มีโอกาสฝึกปฏิบัติธรรมมากขึ้น ข้อความนี้ชี้ให้เห็นว่าการสอนและพูดคุยระหว่างพระกับพ่อแม่สามารถกระตุ้นให้ครอบครัวทำความดีได
The Journey of Meditation and Merit Making
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The Journey of Meditation and Merit Making
…no matter which one. To make it worse, he even questioned me each time I went to the temple to make merits. He would ask: "What is making merits like?" Listening to his question, I was angered and responded…
This narrative details a personal journey of embracing meditation and merit-making practices, overcoming familial challenges, and fostering a deeper connection with spirituality. The author describes
Navigating Chastity in Marriage
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Navigating Chastity in Marriage
…o pursue Nibbana. There is also the story of Lady Uttra, who was married and also wished to perform merits. She asked her husband for permission to perform merits for seven days, but he told her that he wou…
This text discusses the complexities of living a chaste life while fulfilling marital duties. It highlights the experiences of notable figures like a Sotapanna woman, Pipphali and Bhaddakapilani, and
Giver of Human Form
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Giver of Human Form
…Prepared for Birth The child that is going to be born to a father and a mother needs his or her own merits as well as those of the parents' as the driving force for their birth. If the parents have accumula…
การเกิดของมนุษย์เริ่มต้นจากความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างพ่อและแม่ โดยมีร่างอัสตัลเข้าไปในตัวพ่อ กระตุ้นความปรารถนาในการติดต่อกับแม่ หลังจากที่เกิดมา ความรักระหว่างแม่และลูกก็เกิดขึ้น พ่อแม่มอบของขวัญที่ยอดเยี่ย